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Bisphenol A (BPA) continues to develop as a major public relations problem for the plastics industry. Yesterday's release of a new study about pediatric issues with BPA seemed to create an almost out-of-control publicity streak.

BASF is significantly beefing up its customized technology solutions for the medical market. "BASF's value proposition is to develop specific formulations for device makers and to incorporate those into plastic compounds or coatings that can be used to manufacture the devices," Dr. Richard Thomas,...

Plastic processors want to know: Where is the medical device market headed in 2012? A good place to start that investigation is a forecast released this month by the Cleveland Clinic , one of the foremost American medical institutions. A list of breakthrough devices and therapies was selected by a...

In a move to give customers security of supply, and to mirror the success it already has achieved in Europe, lactic acid supplier Purac (Gorinchem, Netherlands) is building a $20.8 million manufacturing facility in the United States to support its growing resorbable polymers business. The company...

A new grade of the Aclar film supplied by Honeywell is said by the company to provide the highest moisture barrier of any thermoformable film for pharmaceutical blister packaging. The film is being marketed to protect sensitive medicines in even the hottest and most humid climates, so that...

Great ideas come in surprising ways. In fact, Bobby Musselman, inventor of the Cell Buckle, never thought about inventing anything until a long road trip in August of 2010 to Sturgis , South Dakota, to the big annual motorcycle rally there, created a need: a hands-off way to use his cell phone...

Testing and treatment of prostate cancer is triggering both a huge public debate in the United States and an outpouring of interesting new technology using plastics devices. At the heart of both issues is the extent of the problem.

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PLASTEC West, co-located with Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West and three other leading advanced manufacturing events, will welcome more than 1,900 suppliers showcasing the latest solutions in injection molding, automation, molds and dies, materials, product design and more to Anaheim, CA, on February 5 to 7, 2019. PLASTEC West also features the industry's leading educational offering with the 3D printing and smart manufacturing innovations summits and the MD&M medtech conference. Register to attend today!